Artificial eyelash and adhesive coloring device for eyelid



A. K. WELD Aug. 16, 1966 ARTIFICIAL EYELASH AND ADHESIVE COLORING DEVICEFOR EYELID Filed July 24, 1963 Wansparew! Sfieei INVENTOR. 14/1. EEN K.VVZELD flTrOQ/VEY.

United States Patent 3,266,500 ARTHFECKAL EYELASH AND ADHESIVE QUEER-KNG DEVICE FOR EYELHD Aileen K. Weld, 8956 Norma Place, Los Angeles,Calif. Filed July 24, 1%3, Ser. No. 297,329 10 Claims. ((11. 132-53) Thepresent invention relates to devices for enhancing a womans appearancein the region of her eyes.

Women apply coloring matter to their upper eyelids to provide a moreattractive appearance. They may also wear artificial eyelashes toaccomplish the same purpose. Oftentimes, the color is applied to theeyelids in an inartistic manner, or it might smudge or streak. Inaddition, the coloring material may have a toxic effect on some of thewearers, producing undesired dermatological conditions, if not adverseaction in the eyes themselves. It has also been difficult to applyartificial eyelashes properly and to insure their retention inappropriate position on the upper eyelids and in relation to the wearersnatural eyelashes.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide aneyeliner for application to the upper eyelids and capable of readyremoval therefrom, the eyeliner being of the desired shape and embodyingthe desired color.

Another object of the invention is to provide an eyeliner adapted to bereadily attached to and easily removed from the upper eyelids andcontaining the desired color in such manner that the colored matter isincapable of substantially contacting the skin, thereby minimizing, ifnot completely eliminating, the possibility of toxic effects on thewearer.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination eyelinerand artificial eyelash structure easily applicable to and removable fromthe wearers eyelids, and in which the eyeliner can have any desiredapparent color.

An additional object of the invention is to provide an eyeliner adaptedfor ready application to and removable from the wearers eyelids, whichis relatively light in weight and comfortable to wear.

This invention possesses many other advantages, and has other objectswhich may be made more clearly apparent from a consideration of severalforms in which it may be embodied. Such forms are shown in the drawingsaccompanying and forming part of the present specification. These formswill now be described in detail for the purpose of illustrating thegeneral principles of the invention; but it is to be understood thatsuch detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, sincethe scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a front view of a device embodying the invention applied tothe upper eyelids of a person;

FIG. 2 is a side view as seen from the right of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view, with a portion broken away, of an eyelineradapted to be applied to an upper eyelid showing a typical shape, theeyeliner being devoid of artificial eyelashes;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken along the line 4-4 onFIG. 3, with the several layers or plies being exaggerated in thicknessfor purposes of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 of a modified form of eyeenhancing device, being a combination eyeliner and artificial eyelashstructure.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a combination eyeliner and eyelash structureA is shown applied to the upper forward surface of an upper eyelid B ofa persons eye.

Natural eyelashes C project forwardly from the upper lid and may curvein an upward direction. The device A may not have artificial eyelashes10 associated with it, but if such eyelashes are present, they willnormally be appropriately positioned with respect to the wearers naturaleyelashes, also preferably curving in essentially the same manner as thenatural lashes.

An eyeliner is disclosed in FIG. 4, and includes a base sheet 11 made offlexible and conformable material, which is relatively thin. This sheethas a thin pressure sensitive adhesive coating 12 on one face thereof,which will be its inner face, that is applicable to the outer surface ofthe upper eyelid B, and may also have an adhesive coating 13 on itsouter face against which a sheet 14 having a desired color may bear.Overlying the color sheet 14- is a transparent sheet 15 of a suitableresin, such as an acrylic resin, through which the color sheet isreadily apparent.

In lieu of the color sheet 14, the inner surface of the transparentsheet 15 may be coated with a desired color, and this coating engagesthe adhesive coating 13 so as to effect a firm adherence of thetransparent sheet 15, with its inner color coating 14, to the base sheet11.

Instead of adhesively attaching the color and transparent sheet 14, 15to the flexible and conformable base sheet 11, the transparent sheet,with the color applied to its inner surface, may be heat sealed to thebase sheet at their marginal portions, thereby sealing and completelyenclosing the color layer 14. Even with the edge or perimeter of thecolor film or sheet 14 exposed, very little surface is present thatmight contact the skin of the wearer upon application of the device tothe upper eyelid B.

The pressure esnsitive adhesive coating 12 may have a protective sheet17 applied thereto, which adheres in a relatively light manner to theadhesive coating 12. The protector sheet 17 may be in the form of arelatively large carrier sheet against which the adhesive coatings 12 ofa plurality of devices A may be placed. When one of the devices is to beused, it is readily peeled from the carrier sheet 17, the adhesivecoating 12 adhering tenaciously to the base sheet 11, but only verylightly to the carrier or protective sheet, so that the adhesive coating12 remains on the base sheet for application to the persons eyelid.

To further insure against toxic effects on the wearer, the adhesivecoating 12 has an antiseptic agent incorporated therein, such as zincoxide, thereby assuring that the coating is nontoxic and sanitary whenapplied to the eyelid.

The composite device is comparatively thin, the thicknesses illustratedin the drawings being greatly exaggerated, the overall thickness, by wayof example, being of the order of several thousandths of an inch. Thecomposite structure A has a suitable outline 20 depending upon the areaof the upper eyelid B on which a colored appearance is desired. Asshown, the mid-portion 21 is relatively wide, tapering towards theopposite ends 22, 23. One of the ends 22 may actually extend laterallybeyond the eyelid B, overlying the adjacent portion of the persons face(FIGS. 1 and 2).

In the use of the eyeliner, the person selects one with the proper colorcovered by the outer transparent sheet 15 and peels the device from thecarrier sheet 17. Such eye liner is then placed on the upper eyelid B inthe proper location, such as disclosed in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pressuresensitive adhesive 12 hearing against the outer surface of the eyelidand holding the eyeliner in place. The color is readily visible'throughthe transparent sheet 15 and gives the same aspect to the wearer as ifcolor were separately applied to the eyelid by a pencil, or the like,The color coating 14 is protected by the transparent sheet, and,particularly if the edges of the transparent sheet are heat sealed tothe base sheet 11, none of the color can come in contact with thepersons skin.

Removal of the eyeliner is effected easily merely by peeling it from theupper eyelid, the pressure sensitive adhesive 12 being only relativelylightly adhered to the eyelid, but remaining strongly adherent to thebase sheet.

In the form of device illustrated in FIG. 5, the composite structurealso retains an artificial eyelash device. As shown, the eyelashes 10are arranged in a row on a suitable carrier strip 25 which is relativelythin, and which may be made of a plastic sheet of material, such as anacrylic, vinyl, or polyester resin. The artificial eyelashes 10 may beintegral with the strip 25, or separately adhered thereto, the stripbeing placed between the color film or sheet 14 and the base sheet 11,and further being secured to the structure, as by contacting theadhesive film 13 on the outer side of the base sheet, or by being heatsealed to the transparent sheet 15 and the base sheet 11. The compositestructure disclosed in FIG. may, in all other respects, be the same asshown in FIG. 4 and may have the same shape as disclosed in FIG. 3,except, of course, that the artificial eyelashes project outwardly fromthe forward edge of the composite or laminated device.

The form of device A illustrated in FIG. 5 is applied to the uppereyelid B in the same manner as the other form of device, with thepressure sensitive adhesive 12 hearing the outer surface of the eyelid.The artificial eyelashes 10 are connningled in the desired manner withthe persons natural eyelashes C.

The device illustrated in FIG. 5 is easily removed from the eyelid, asby grasping one end 22 of the device and peeling it from the eyelid, thepressure sensitive adhesive 12 separating from the eyelid with verylittle discomfort to the wearer.

Both the devices disclosed in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are relatively light andadd very little weight to the eyelid, being comfortable to Wear. Theremoval of each device from the eyelid automatically removes the colorfrom the eyelid itself. The devices may, if desired, be reused anynumber of times, since the pressure sensitive adhesive 12 remainsprimarily adherent to the back of the base sheet 11, and not to theeyelid to which the device is applied.

I claim:

1. In a device for application to the upper eyelid of a person: a curvedelongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having one endextending downwardly and the other end extending in a differentdirection from said one end, said base sheet providing an outline toextend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; a pressuresensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheet adapted toremovabl yadhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; said base sheet havinga layer of a desired visible color on its front surface, said colorbeing noticeably different from the color of the eyelid.

2. In a device for application to the upper eyelid of a person: a curvedelongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having one endextending downwardly and the other end extending in a differentdirection from said one end, said base sheet providing an outline toextend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; a pressuresensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheet adapted toremovably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; said base sheet havinga layer of a desired visible color on its front surface; and a flexibleand conformable transparent sheet overlying the front surface of saidcolor layer and fixedly secured with respect to said base sheet.

3. In a device for application to the upper eyelid of a person: a curvedelongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having one endextending downwardly and the other end extending in a differentdirection from said one end, said base sheet providing an outline toextend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; a pressuresensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheet adapted toremovably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; a flexible transparentsheet conforming to the outline of and overlying the front surface ofsaid base sheet; a layer of a desired color between said base sheet andtransparent sheet visible through said transparent sheet; and meanssecuring said transparent sheet, layer of color, and base sheettogether.

4. In a device for application to the upper eyelid of a person: a curvedelongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having one endextending downwardly and the other end extending in a differentdirection from said one end, said base sheet providing an outline toextend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; a pressuresensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheet adapted toremovably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; a flexible transparentsheet conforming to the outline of and overlying the front surface ofsaid base sheet; a layer of a desired color on the inner surface of andvisible through said transparent sheet; and an adhesive coating on thefront surface of said base sheet securing said color layer to said basesheet.

' 5. In a device for application tothe upper eyelid of a person: acurved elongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material havingone end extending downwardly and the other end extending in a differentdirection from said one end, said base sheet providing an outline toextend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; a pressuresensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheet adapted toremovably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; a flexible transparentsheet conforming to the outline of and overlying of front surface ofsaid base sheet; a layer of a desired color between said base sheet andtransparent sheet visible through said transparent sheet; saidtransparent sheet and base sheet being heat sealed to each other aroundtheir contiguous marginal portions.

6. In a device for application to the upper eyelid of a person: anelongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having anoutline to extend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; apressure sensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheetadapted to removably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; said basesheet having a layer of a desired visible color on its front surface; aflexible and conformable transparent sheet overlying the front surfaceof said color layer and fixedly secured with respect to said base sheet;and an artificial eyelash device between the forward portions of saidbase sheet and transparent sheet and including eyelash elementsextending forwardly therefrom.

7. In a device for application to the upper eylid of a person: anelongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having anoutline to extend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; apressure sensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheetadapted to removably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; said basesheet having a layer of a desired visible color on its front surface; aflexible and conformable transparent sheet overlying the front surfaceof said color layer and fixedly secured with respect to said base sheet;and an artificial eyelash device including a flexible carrier stripbetween the forward portions of said base sheet and transparent sheetand attached to one or more of said sheets, said eyelash deviceincluding eyelash elements secured to said strip and extending forwardlytherefrom.

8. In a device for application to the upper eyelid of a person:an'elongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having anoutline to extend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; apressure sensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheetadapted to removably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; said basesheet having a layer of a desired visible color on its front surface; aflexible and conformable transparent sheet overlying the front surfaceof said color layer and fixedly secured with respect to said base sheet;and an artificial eyelash device between the forward portions of saidcolor layer and the base sheet and including eyelash elements extendingforwardly of said base sheet.

9. In a device for application to the upper eyelid of a person: anelongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having anoutline to extend along and substantially cover the upper eyelid; apressure sensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheetadapted to removably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; said basesheet having a layer of a desired visible color on its front surface; aflexible and conformable transparent sheet overlying the front surfaceof said color layer and fixedly secured with respect to said base sheet;and an artificial eyelash device including a flexible carrier stripbetween the forward portions of said color layer and base sheet andattached to said base sheet, said eyelash device including eyelashelements secured to said strip and extending forwardly therefrom.

10. In a device for application to the upper eyelid of a person: anelongate base sheet of flexible and conformable material having anoutline to extend along and sub- 20 stantially cover the upper eyelid; apressure sensitive adhesive coating on the back surface of said sheetadapted to removably adhere said sheet to the upper eyelid; a flexibletransparent sheet conforming to the outline of and overlying the frontsurface of said base sheet; a layer of a desired color between said basesheet and transparent sheet visible through said transparent sheet; andartificial eyelash device including a flexible carrier strip between theforward portions of said color layer and base sheet and attached to saidbase sheet; said eyelash device including eyelash elements secured tosaid strip and extending forwardly therefrom.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,079,256 5/1937Kaiser l32-53 2,633,139 3/1953 Petley 13273 2,746,460 5/1956 Jellinek13273 2,835,259 5/19158 Goodman 132-53 2,876,162 3/1959 Laufier 167-90RICHARD A. GAUDET, Primary Examiner.

L. W. TRAPP, Assistant Examiner.

1. IN A DEVICE FOR APPLICATION TO THE UPPER EYELID OF A PERSON: A CURVEDELONGATE BASE SHEET OF FLEXIBLE AND CONFORMABLE MATERIAL HAVING ONE ENDEXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND THE OTHER END EXTENDING IN A DIFFERENTDIRECTION FROM SAID ONE END, SAID BASE SHEET PROVIDING AN OUTLINE TOEXTEND ALONG SAID SUBSTANTIALLY COVER THE UPPER EYELID; A PRESSURESENSITIVE ADHESIVE COATING ON THE BACK SURFACE OF SAID SHEET ADAPTED TOREMOVABLY YADHERE SAID SHEET TO THE UPPER EYELID; SAID BASE SHEET HAVINGA LAYER OF A DESIRED VISIBLE COLOR ON ITS FRONT SURFACE, SAID COLORBEING NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT FROM THE COLOR OF THE EYELID.